Antony August Sousa (1868-1918) – He went by the nickname "Tony" and was known as an athlete, composer, author, poet and newspaperman among his other talents. At the time of his death, he had been a government employee for 33 years. His athletic talents and interests included baseball and cricket and while in Washington was known to be a frequent contributor to newspaper sporting columns. At the time of his death, he was on assignment in Rocky Ford, Colorado in connection with the sugar beet industry and had been accompanied by his son Allen, perhaps due to his ill health. One of the articles concerning his life fondly recalled that he spoke with a Spanish accent and pronounced the word baseball as "bas'a-ball." It also referred to Tony with these comments, "His mind was clean, his tongue pure. He loved music and good spaghetti, the sun on green grass, the ripple of the Potomac under the moon, the thud of the flying tackle, the crash of the Johnson 'smoke ball' in Ainsmith's glove." Another newspaper account mentioned the "Sousa Juvenile Comedy Company" having performed at an institution known as the Government Hospital for the Insane. The program included a "burietta" (a musical farce) entitled "Sunbeams and Snowflakes" composed by Tony Sousa and another individual. That work was performed for the entertainment of the staff and residents of the hospital. Tony's cause of death was said to be the "white plague" which at the time was a term for tuberculosis. The article also mentioned that he had been sent to Colorado by the Agriculture Department in hopes that the climate would restore his health. Tony was survived by his wife, the former Candace Cohill, and their children.
Antony August Sousa (1868-1918) – He went by the nickname "Tony" and was known as an athlete, composer, author, poet and newspaperman among his other talents. At the time of his death, he had been a government employee for 33 years. His athletic talents and interests included baseball and cricket and while in Washington was known to be a frequent contributor to newspaper sporting columns. At the time of his death, he was on assignment in Rocky Ford, Colorado in connection with the sugar beet industry and had been accompanied by his son Allen, perhaps due to his ill health. One of the articles concerning his life fondly recalled that he spoke with a Spanish accent and pronounced the word baseball as "bas'a-ball." It also referred to Tony with these comments, "His mind was clean, his tongue pure. He loved music and good spaghetti, the sun on green grass, the ripple of the Potomac under the moon, the thud of the flying tackle, the crash of the Johnson 'smoke ball' in Ainsmith's glove." Another newspaper account mentioned the "Sousa Juvenile Comedy Company" having performed at an institution known as the Government Hospital for the Insane. The program included a "burietta" (a musical farce) entitled "Sunbeams and Snowflakes" composed by Tony Sousa and another individual. That work was performed for the entertainment of the staff and residents of the hospital. Tony's cause of death was said to be the "white plague" which at the time was a term for tuberculosis. The article also mentioned that he had been sent to Colorado by the Agriculture Department in hopes that the climate would restore his health. Tony was survived by his wife, the former Candace Cohill, and their children.
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